Generous staff at a Hinckley-based building society have raised £1,000 for terminally ill young children.

Staff at the town centre’s Coventry Building Society branch raised the cash for Rainbows Hospice through a whole host of fundraising activities.

Rainbows Hospice provides vital care and support for children and young people from the East Midlands affected by life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, and were chosen as the building society’s community partner in February last year.

Branch manager Martin Knightsmith said: “We chose Rainbows as our community partner after hearing about the fantastic work they do.”

“We raised £1,000 through cake sales, staff dress-down days, book sales, raffles, tombolas and merchandise sales. We’re very pleased with the amount raised, and with the fantastic support we’ve had from both staff and customers”.

Tom Stanyard, from Rainbows, said: “We’d like to say a huge thank you to the staff and customers at Coventry Building Society for their continued fundraising and support.

“The money raised will help Rainbows provide vital care and support for children from across the East Midlands with terminal and life-limiting illnesses, as well as their families”.